The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-06-18
DOMESTIC.

locomotive boiler exploded at Chester,
Pennsylvania, killing one man and injuring
q dozen persons, some of them fatally. The
engineer sat in his cab and escaped unhurt
The New York, Wheeling, st. Louis Il
Chicago Railway company has been incor-
porated, with capital stock Of $4,000, 900.
It's lines will extend from Wheeling to East
st. Louis, and from Lancaster, Ohio, to
Fort Wayne.
A decision just rendered by the Missouri
supreme court in effect makes the Iron
Mountain railway independent of local
legislation at st. Louis, and gives it right of
way through all the streets of that city that
1t may desire to use for extensions.
It is rumored at Brussels that the prime
ministers of Belgium desires to withdraw
from Office. The rumor is entirely credible,
considering the desperate condition of the
internal affairs of Belgium at the present
moment.
The wheat crop of Ohio is estimated by
the state board of agriculture at 304 ,OO0, 600
bushels, shortage of $780, 600 bushels as
compared with the average of the past seven
years. The prospects of oats and meadows
have been improved by the recent rains.
The wheat crop of California will fall con-
siderably below that of last year.
Range cattle from Texas are arriving in
large numbers at the Chicago k-yards,
and prices are declining.
Great foods are prevailing in portions of
Somerset and Cambria counties, PeDnsyl-
vania. The losses in the immediate vicinity
of Johnstown are estimated at $4,000.
Despite the protests of France and Russia
the porte will, it is said, ratify the Anglo
Turkish convention. The adhesion of the
powers will be invited to the convention
after it is ratified, and if any of them fail
to give their sanction within three years the
English occupation of Egypt will be pro-
lonRed. If these statements are accurate,
two things are clear: British influence at
OOnstantinople is again predominant. and
John Bull intends to retain his grip on Egypt
indefinitely, regardless Of French and Rus
sian objections.
Lawrence Donovan, the American "bridge
artist" was about to jump into the Thames
from Westminster bridge, in London, when
the police seized him end took him before a
magistrate. He was dismissed with warn
ing against further attempts to distinguish
himself in that manner.
Fifty three persons are believed to have |
been killed by an explosion of fire-damp in |
Westphalia colliery. Forty bodies had |
been recovered last evening.
Governor Oglesby, of Illinois, has vetoed, |
on constitutional grounds, the bill appropri- |
Rting 81, TIP. 30 for furnishing the rooms in |
Chicago occupied by the First district appel
late court.
The tax on the passenger receipts of rail-
way corporations now yields 100000 annu-
ally to the Pennsylvania state treasury.
The supreme court of the United States, in
q recent decision, holds this tax to be IN
constitutional, and the companies will here
after refuse to pay it.
Another operation has been performed
upon the crown princes throat at Berlin.
The patient went driving after the opera
ton and will leave for England shortly,
where he expects to make prolonged stay.
Colored men are to be admitted to the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers, from which they have hitherto
been excluded.
The Pittsburgh and Western railroad was
sold at United States marshal's sale for ST.
100000.
The anniversary of Garibaldi's death at
tracted great numbers of people to Caprera.
The patriots tomb was prOfnsely decorated
with flowers, and his house was visited by
thousands.
Lord Harrington will discusss Mr.. Glad
stones proposal for liberal conference in
a public address at Manchester on the oath
instant.
The Vienna government has taken the
initiative in negotiations for new treaty of |
commerce with Germany.
AtMorehead, Kentucky, John and William
Logan, notorious desperadoes, shot and
killed Marshal Mannin, who was trying to
arrest them, and we're at once shot dead by
OF the marshars posse.
A patrol of the coast of the United States
by vessels of the revenue marine kas been
established by the treasury department., as
a safeguard against the introduction of in
fictitious diseases from abroad.
A commercial traveller from New Orleans
is in Jail at Waco. Texas, for refusal to pay
q fine imposed for selling goods without
permit. as required by the "drummers" tax
act. The case will be made test one, the
expenses of the defense to be paid by an as
ISOLATION of travelling statesmen.
Landsdowne will, 1t is said, be made a
duke when the queen distributes her jubilee
trinkets.
The suit of David s. Fotheringham against
the Adams Express company, for damages
in the sum of 100000, in connection with
the so-called "Jim Cummings" robbery of
the express company last fall. was trans
ferred from the state to the United States
court, at the instance of the express COM
pany.
Capt. John T. Stockdsle. principal owner
of the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati packet
line, and one of the best known eamboat-
men in the west, dropped dead of heart
disease at his residence in Allegheny City.
The deceased was "a years of age.
A naval court" has been invee tieatine
the recent Celtic Britannia collision at sea.
The court was held before the acting British
R1nanI n al nx~ l.